Google to pay US$1.1 bil in France to settle fiscal fraud probe
PARIS: Google agreed to pay close to 1 billion euros (US$1.10 billion) to French authorities to settle a fiscal fraud probe that began four years ago in a deal…
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Facebook faces antitrust probe from state attorneys general
NEW YORK: A bipartisan coalition led by the New York state attorney-general (AG) is launching an antitrust investigation into Facebook Inc to probe whether it…
Facebook to settle with SEC after probe into privacy practices
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to announce Wednesday a settlement with Facebook, including a fine expected to exceed $100 million, in relation…
Past enforcement could presage new probe of current digital giants
WASHINGTON: The top US antitrust enforcer said on Tuesday that studying enforcement actions against Standard Oil and AT&T decades ago can help lay the…
Report: US preparing antitrust probe of Google
The US Department of Justice is preparing an antitrust investigation of internet titan Google, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The Journal cited…
Justice Department is reportedly preparing antitrust probe of Google
The U.S. Justice Department is planning an antitrust investigation into Alphabet’s Google subsidiary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The effort…
Google’s ad system under EU probe for how it spreads your private data
Ireland’s data protection watchdog has launched an investigation into Google’s collection of personal data for the purpose of online advertising. “A statutory…
Japan to Probe IoT Devices & Then Prod Users to
Illustration: iStockphoto Starting today, Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) will begin testing the security of…
Wirecard sees no conclusive fraud evidence as police start probe
FRANKFURT: Wirecard AG said neither the digital payments company nor a law firm it hired have found conclusive evidence of criminal misconduct as Singapore…
Facebook is facing an EU data probe over fake ads | Social Media
The UK’s privacy watchdog has asked Facebook’s lead EU regulator to look into ongoing data protection concerns about its ad platform — including how its…